KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference leaders continue to be ranked on the latest edition of the 2022-23 NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Lewis-Clark State College dropped one spot in the rankings to sit at No. 10 while Eastern Oregon University jumped two and is now holding the No. 14 position. With identical 22-2 records, the teams are tied at the top of the conference.
Southern Oregon University dropped from the rankings but continues to receive votes. The next rating release in two weeks will be the final poll of the season.
2022-23 NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
TEAMS [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Thomas More (Ky.) [10] |
23-1 |
580 |
| 2 |
2 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [10] |
23-0 |
579 |
| 3 |
3 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) [1] |
23-1 |
557 |
| 4 |
4 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
23-1 |
527 |
| 5 |
5 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
20-1 |
522 |
| 6 |
6 |
Marian (Ind.) |
23-2 |
495 |
| 7 |
7 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
22-3 |
475 |
| 8 |
8 |
Clarke (Iowa) |
21-3 |
441 |
| 9 |
10 |
Loyola (La.) |
21-1 |
431 |
| 10 |
9 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
22-2 |
429 |
| 11 |
11 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
20-5 |
419 |
| 12 |
14 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
18-4 |
358 |
| 13 |
13 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
21-3 |
353 |
| 14 |
16 |
Eastern Oregon |
21-2 |
344 |
| 15 |
15 |
Montana Western |
21-4 |
332 |
| 16 |
12 |
Indiana Tech |
20-4 |
317 |
| 17 |
17 |
Texas Wesleyan |
20-3 |
290 |
| 18 |
19 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
21-3 |
245 |
| 19 |
NR |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
19-5 |
186 |
| 20 |
NR |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
19-5 |
180 |
| 21 |
24 |
Sterling (Kan.) |
20-4 |
168 |
| 22 |
22 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
17-7 |
167 |
| 23 |
18 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
17-7 |
157 |
| 24 |
NR |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
20-4 |
132 |
| 25 |
21 |
Pikeville (Ky.) |
18-6 |
121 |
Dropped from the Poll: Southern Oregon, Rust (Miss.), Northwestern (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Southern Oregon 115, Dakota State (S.D.) 102, Rust (Miss.) 90, IU South Bend (Ind.) 92, Texas A&M Texarkana 54, Menlo (Calif.) 48, Concordia (Neb.) 30, Bryan (Tenn.) 18, Northwestern (Iowa) 15, Grace (Ind.) 12, Midway (Ky.) 8, Siena Heights (Mich.) 8, Faulkner (Ala.) 6, Grand View (Iowa) 5, Philander Smith (Ark.) 3, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 3, Florida Memorial 3, IU Northwest (Ind.) 3
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Independents and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered low ratings) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."